en.Wedoany.com Reported - The company Jan De Nul-Sermarvins has won the bidding process aimed at modernizing Argentina's main river route for foreign trade, being preliminarily awarded the new concession for the Main Waterway (Vía Navegable Troncal).
The Ministry of Economy stated that the decision was made after a technical and economic evaluation of the submitted bids, with the entire process supervised in accordance with international standards and involving United Nations observers to ensure transparency. Officials detailed that the award recommendation stemmed from a preliminary ruling opinion derived from the analysis of the submitted bids. The administration emphasized that the procedure used pre-established evaluation criteria.
The evaluation results showed that the bid from Belgium's Jan De Nul achieved the highest score with a total of 66.20 points, surpassing the 62.14 points of the Belgian company Deme. The two companies presented similar economic proposals but differed in technical aspects related to service provision and waterway modernization plans. The proposal submitted by Brazil's DTA Engenharia was deemed unacceptable for failing to meet the bid bond maintenance requirement, a necessary condition in the tender documents.
The authorities stressed that the selected proposal will result in an immediate reduction of approximately 15% in current rates, which is expected to directly lower logistics costs for production sectors that export goods using this waterway. The Main Waterway is a strategic infrastructure for Argentina's economy, with about 80% of foreign trade transported via this route. The new concession will help unlock the investments and engineering works needed to upgrade infrastructure and improve the operational efficiency of the system.
The government noted that no formal objections were received from bidding participants during the various evaluation stages. Judicial allegations raised during the process have been dismissed, which officials believe helps consolidate the legitimacy of the procedure. The National Ports and Navigation Agency (Agencia Nacional de Puertos y Navegación) announced that a seven-day period will be opened for parties to submit comments or objections regarding the documents related to the preliminary ruling. After this period ends, the agency will proceed with the final administrative steps to complete the definitive award of the concession for this river corridor.
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